If you’ve ever felt aggrieved that your pint wasn’t filled to the brim you may sympathise with drinkers in France who have named and shamed some 300 bars which they accuse of serving short measures, reports The Times.
They claim the bars serve une pinte that is only 375ml instead of 500ml, which is what the French consider to be a pint. An imperial pint in the UK is 568ml, but in the US a pint is 473ml.
Two Parisian beer-lovers have started an online campaign against bars that charge for une pinte but give customers 25 per cent less than promised, using thick glasses that appear to contain more than they do.
The pair, who requested anonymity, became aware of the practice when they poured une pinte into a measuring glass and found that it was short.
Their campaign is called balance ta pinte or “report your pint” — a pun on the French equivalent of MeToo, which is called balance ton porc or “report your pig”.
Drinkers can flag up bars at fault by filling out a form on their website. Up to 50 cases are being reported each day in cities across France, including Paris, Bordeaux, Lyons and Toulouse.
Read more of this report from The Times.